Bremer Stadtmusikanten

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Das Märchen Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten erzählt von vier Tieren (Hahn, Katze, Hund und Esel), die ihren Besitzern infolge ihres Alters nicht mehr nützlich sind und daher getötet werden sollen. Es gelingt den Tieren zu entkommen, worauf sie sich zufällig treffen. Alle folgen dem Vorschlag des Esels, in Bremen Stadtmusikanten zu werden, und brechen nach Bremen auf. Da sie die Stadt nicht an einem Tag erreichen, müssen sie im Wald übernachten. Sie entdecken dort ein Räuberhaus. Sie erschrecken die Räuber, vertreiben sie mit lautem Geschrei und übernehmen das Haus als Nachtlager. Ein Räuber, der später in der Nacht erkundet, ob das Haus wieder betreten werden kann, wird von den Tieren nochmals und damit endgültig verjagt. Den Bremer Stadtmusikanten gefällt das Haus so gut, dass sie nicht wieder hinaus wollen und dort bleiben.

In the story a donkey, a dog,  a cat, and a rooster, all past their prime years in life and usefulness on their respective farms, were soon to be discarded or mistreated by their masters. One by one they leave their homes and set out together. They decide to go to Bremen known for its freedom, to live without owners and become musicians there. ("Something better than death we can find anywhere.")On the way to Bremen, they see a lighted cottage; they look inside and see four robbers enjoying their ill-gotten gains. Standing on each other's backs, they decide to perform for the men in hope of gaining food. Their 'music' has an unanticipated effect; the men run for their lives, not knowing what the strange sound is. The animals take possession of the house, eat a good meal, and settle in for the evening.Later that night, the robbers return and send one of their members in to investigate. He sees the Cat's eyes shining in the darkness and thinks he is seeing the coals of the fire. He reaches over to light his candle. Things happen in quick succession; the Cat scratches his face with her claws, the Dog bites him on the leg, the Donkey kicks him and the Rooster crows and chases him out the door, screaming. He tells his companions that he was beset by a horrible witch who scratched him with her long fingers (the Cat), an ogre with a knife (the Dog), a giant who had hit him with his club (the Donkey), and worst of all, the judge who screamed in his voice from the rooftop (the Rooster). The robbers abandon the cottage to the strange creatures who have taken it, where the animals live happily for the rest of their days.